24 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. He prayed to the Lord, who answered him and gave him a miraculous sign. 25 But Hezekiah’s heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord’s wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem. - - - - 31 But …
A Primer on Prayer
Aside from the relentless enticement of the Holy “Spirit of grace and supplication” I can’t account for how much I’ve always loved spending time with the Lord. Sure, there’s discipline involved, but for me, it’s been more the desire, that clearly comes from him, than discipline. I wondered if after I “retired” from pastoring I …
Christians at the Border (Part 3 of 3)
In Parts 1 and 2 we looked at a number of biblical passages that require God’s people to display a spirit of hospitality to citizens of all nations. I encourage you to peruse, if not carefully study, those as a backdrop to this final post. But all these “illegals” are breaking the law, right? So …
Christians at the Border (Part 2 of 3)
"You go online and at any moment, FedEx can tell you where that package is. Yet we let people come into this country with visas, and the minute they come in, we lose track of them. We need to have a system that tracks you from the moment you come in and then when your …
Christians at the Border (Part 1 of 3)
"We're building a wall. Nobody's going through my wall. Trump builds walls. I build walls." I’ve written about immigration in the past but in light of current conversations among presidential candidates along with the rhetoric bouncing back and forth in the media about “illegals” replete with pejorative labels like “Anchor babies” and other offensive racial …
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